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I'm Not There
I'm Not There one sheet.
Directed byTodd Haynes
Written byTodd Haynes
Oren Moverman
Produced byChristine Vachon
Jeff Rosen
StarringChristian Bale
Cate Blanchett
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Richard Gere
Heath Ledger
Julianne Moore
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Music byBob Dylan
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company (USA)
Paramount Pictures (UK)
Running time
135 min
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

I'm Not There is a biographical film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan. It depicts the iconic singer-songwriter through seven distinct stages of his life by using six different actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett).[1] It was co-written and directed by Todd Haynes and also features David Cross, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Julianne Moore,Michelle Williams, and Richie Havens.

The film has received a lot of press for telling its story using non-traditional techniques, much like the poetic narrative style of Dylan's songwriting. "The film is going to be inspired by Dylan's music and his ability to re-create and re-imagine himself time and time again," according to key producer, Christine Vachon. It was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language, some sexuality and drug use.

The title I'm Not There is a reference to the Dylan outtake recorded during The Basement Tapes (Sessions). It was not included in the studio album The Basement Tapes and, for years, could only be found on the CD bootleg set The Genuine Basement Tapes and the later remastered version (still considered a bootleg) of that set A Tree With Roots. I'm Not There is one of the most famous and highly regarded outtakes, not just of the Basement Tapes, but of Dylan’s whole career. It was never officially released until it appeared on the film’s official soundtrack album.

The production began filming in late July 2006 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It premiered at the 34th Telluride Film Festival on August 31st and won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress honors for Blanchett at the 64th Venice Film Festival.[2] It opened in theaters in Italy on September 7, 2007. It was also part of the Toronto International Film Festival and played on September 14, 2007.

The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 21, 2007, and is set for release in Australia on Boxing Day 2007.

Cast

Soundtrack

Untitled

The line-up for the soundtrack was first revealed by Billboard on August 13, 2007, though at the time the finalized track listing had not been announced.[3] The track listing was later revealed in mid-October through various sites, including Amazon.com and Sony's online music store.[4] The soundtrack album was released on October 30, 2007. On the same day, it also became available for digital download at the iTunes Store.

The Million Dollar Bashers are a supergroup featuring Sonic Youth stars Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, guitarist Smokey Hormel and keyboardist John Medeski.[5]

Disc One

  1. "All Along the Watchtower," - Eddie Vedder and the Million Dollar Bashers
  2. "I'm Not There," Sonic Youth
  3. "Goin' To Acapulco," Jim James and Calexico
  4. "Tombstone Blues," Richie Havens
  5. "Ballad of a Thin Man," Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers
  6. "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again," Cat Power
  7. "Pressing On," John Doe
  8. "Fourth Time Around," Yo La Tengo
  9. "Dark Eyes," Iron & Wine and Calexico
  10. "Highway 61 Revisited," Karen O and the Million Dollar Bashers
  11. "One More Cup of Coffee," Roger McGuinn and Calexico
  12. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," Mason Jennings
  13. "Billy," Los Lobos
  14. "Simple Twist of Fate," Jeff Tweedy
  15. "The Man in the Long Black Coat," Mark Lanegan
  16. "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)," Willie Nelson and Calexico

Disc Two

  1. "As I Went Out One Morning," Mira Billotte
  2. "Can't Leave Her Behind," Stephen Malkmus and Lee Ranaldo
  3. "Ring Them Bells," Sufjan Stevens
  4. "Just Like a Woman," Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico
  5. "Mama You've Been on My Mind" / "A Fraction of Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie," Jack Johnson
  6. "I Wanna Be Your Lover," Yo La Tengo
  7. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
  8. "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?," The Hold Steady
  9. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  10. "Wicked Messenger," The Black Keys
  11. "Cold Irons Bound," Tom Verlaine and the Million Dollar Bashers
  12. "The Times They Are a-Changin'," Mason Jennings
  13. "Maggie's Farm," Stephen Malkmus and the Million Dollar Bashers
  14. "When the Ship Comes In," Marcus Carl Franklin
  15. "Moonshiner," Bob Forrest
  16. "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," John Doe
  17. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," Antony & the Johnsons
  18. "I'm Not There," Bob Dylan

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Main Title Theme (Billy)," Calexico
  2. "One Too Many Mornings," Joe Henry
  3. "What Kind of Friend Is This," Lee Ranaldo and Stephen Malkmus

Critical reception

As of November 30, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 104 reviews.[6]

Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, critic Anthony DeCurtis said that casting six different actors, including a woman and an African-American child, to play Dylan was "a preposterous idea, the sort of self-consciously 'audacious' -- or reassuringly multi-culti -- gambit that, for instance, doomed the Broadway musical based on the life and music of John Lennon. Yet in I'm Not There, the strategy works brilliantly." He especially praised Cate Blanchett. "[H]er performance is a wonder, and not simply because, as Jude Quinn, she inhabits the twitchy, amphetamine-fired Dylan of 1965-66 with unnerving accuracy. Casting a woman in this role reveals a dimension to the acerbic Dylan of this era that has rarely been noted. Even as she perfectly mimics every jitter, sneer, and caustic put-down, Blanchett's translucent skin, delicate fingers, slight build, and pleading eyes all suggest the previously invisible vulnerability and fear that fueled Dylan's lacerating anger. It's hard to imagine that any male actor, or any less-gifted female actor for that matter, could have lent such rich texture to the role."[7]

References

  1. ^ "Look At the Six Bob Dylans From 'I'm Not There'". JustPressPlay.
  2. ^ "Blanchett wins top Venice award". BBC News Online. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-08-13). "Vedder, Sonic Youth, Tweedy Do Dylan For Soundtrack". Billboard. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "I'm Not There Soundtrack Coming October 30". PlugInMusic.com. 2007-10-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |acccessdate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "MUSICIANS FLOCK TO RECORD DYLAN COVERS FOR SOUNDTRACK". Contact Music.
  6. ^ "I'm Not There - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  7. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (2007-11-23). "6 Characters in Search of an Artist". The Chronicle of Higher Education. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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